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NHL/L&R Racing Team Takes Hiatus From '97 Craftsman Truck Season

14 July 1997

Oklahoma City, OK - Ron Norick, co-owner of L&R Motorsports, announced
today that effective July 12, 1997, the team will temporarily suspend
operations of the National Hockey League sponsored #90 NASCAR Craftsman
Truck Series race truck driven by Lance Norick.

"The NHL has a long-standing partnership with Dodge and due to that
relationship it will be necessary to convert the team to Dodge equipment
before the end of the season," stated Norick.  "The conversion will require
quite a bit of work, building engines and a whole new stable of race
trucks, so we will have to take a hiatus from racing to put the program
together."

Ed Horne, NHL Group Vice President, Marketing added his support of the
program which was designed to promote the NHL through NASCAR, "The program
has been even more successful than we could have anticipated.  We have been
extremely happy with the response we've received from existing NHL fans
that are NASCAR fans -- they're glad we're here -- and we continue to be
impressed with the opportunities we have had to expose the NHL to new and
potential fans."

Norick continued, "It's better to take a step back now, so that L & R
Motorsports is prepared to run a full schedule competitively in '98."

L&R Motorsports will compete at select venues for the duration of the 1997
the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season.

L&R Motorsports is a father and son team, co-owned by Ron Norick, currently
serving his third term as the Mayor of Oklahoma City, and Lance Norick, who
owns and operates his own business as a building contractor for light
commercial and custom homes, in addition to his duties as driver for L&R
Motorsports.

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